Latitude and Longitude

Longitude lines run from north to south.

• True
• False

Latitude lines go from east to west.

• True
• False

What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?

• North, South, East, and West
• Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

What is this object known as?

• map symbol
• map key
• map scale
• compass rose

• The map show the lines of longitude.
• The map shows the lines of latitude.

• The map shows lines of longitude.
• The map shows lines of latitude.

Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.

• inches
• feet
• degrees
• grams

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.

• Equator
• Hemisphere
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle